Would your school board vote on a capital plan without public notice?
If there’s one type of governing body that generates the most open meetings questions to my help line, it’s school boards. So let’s put ourselves in the shoes of a school board member for a moment and...
View ArticleKnox County mayor proposes removing photography ban on public records
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett has proposed changing the county's public records policy to remove the ban on taking pictures of public records, a ban that was adopted when the county updated its public...
View ArticleKnox County Commission removes photography ban on public records
The Knox County Commission tonight eliminated a short-lived ban on photography of public records and updated its public records policy to allow citizens to use personal equipment to make their own...
View ArticleBill to allow more meetings of Advisory Committee on Open Government wins...
The Advisory Committee on Open Government will be allowed to meet more frequently and at the call of co-chairs under legislation that has won approval from both the Senate and the House. Previously,...
View ArticleColumn: Lawmakers give Advisory Committee on Open Government opportunity for...
A decade ago, in the spring of 2008, the Legislature created the Advisory Committee on Open Government to provide guidance to the newly created Office of Open Records Counsel. The Legislature also gave...
View ArticleUsing cell phones to take pictures of public records? Here’s what the Open...
Earlier this year, Tennessee Coalition for Open Government requested an informal advisory opinion from the Office of Open Records Counsel about taking pictures of public records with cell phones. We...
View ArticleHamilton County School Board, Tennessee Risk Management Trust miss point on...
The Hamilton County School Board's attorney on Wednesday finally revealed to school board members the settlement payout amount of $750,000 to a student sexually assaulted during a basketball tournament...
View ArticleOffice of Open Records Counsel to offer free training statewide in October
The Office of Open Records Counsel is offering seven two-hour training sessions across the state from Oct. 1-22 on public records and open meetings laws. Lee Pope, the state's Open Records Counsel. The...
View ArticleBill to get rid of free inspection of public records revives old idea
A bill that would remove the statutory guarantee that citizens cannot be charged fees to view public records revives an idea that was floated in 2015, but received so much public opposition that the...
View ArticleLawyer hired as new head of Office of Open Records Counsel
Toni Chadwick has been named as the new open records counsel for the Office of Open Records Counsel for Tennessee. The office provides resources and answers questions about public records and open...
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